Cigar Aficionado - July/August 2024

In this issue

Josh Brolin's road to stardom and some of the biggest films of all time. Plus, Tiger and Rory's new golf league.

TIGER AND RORY’S NEW GOLF LEAGUE

BONDING OVER WHISKEY

BETTING ON THE LOTTERY

The Professional

Josh Brolin was born into a show business family, but his road to screen stardom has taken him down many paths

10+ mins

TIGER & RORY'S NEW GOLF LEAGUE

A new kind of golf tournament is coming to prime time. Big-name pros and big-money investors are going in on TGL Golf

10+ mins

A Major Celebration - pro golfer and cigar lover Xander Schauffele was ready to unwind after winning the PGA Championship in May

Cigars are meant for celebration, so when pro golfer and cigar lover Xander Schauffele was ready to unwind after winning the PGA Championship in May, he lit up.It was a time of immense relief. Despite being a marquee name in golf, with a Gold Medal and a Ryder Cup among his wins, the 30-year-old Schauffele was haunted by another distinction: the back-handed compliment of being on the list of the best golfers never to win a major. He had come ohso-close in many majors, finishing second twice, and seven times in the top 10. But in May, when his final putt-just over six feet in length-dropped for a birdie, the wait was over. He raised both arms in celebration, a huge smile spreading across his face. He was finally a major champion.

2 mins

THE BIGGEST BET

POWERBALL AND OTHER LOTTERIES OFFER THE BIGGEST PAYOUTS IN GAMBLING, AND SOME PROFESSIONALS HAVE FOUND WAYS TO GAME THE SYSTEM

9 mins

WINNING THE BIG ONE

HOW MULTIMILLION DOLLAR JACKPOTS CHANGED THE LIVES OF THREE WINNERS

3 mins

The Bonding Experience

More bottled-in-bond whiskeys are entering the market, and they deliver some of the finest drinking experiences around

5 mins

Leader of the Lost Boys

Mike Rypka loves smoking cigars with his friends so much, he bought his neighbor's house and transformed it into a smoking lounge

8 mins

THE TOBACCO TITAN

Fifth-generation tobacco man Nestor Andrés Plasencia follows in his father's footsteps as the largest grower of cigar tobacco in Central America

10+ mins

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Cigar Aficionado Magazine Description:

The Good Life Magazine for Men

Cigar Aficionado is a magazine for the man who enjoys life’s great pleasures: fine dining and entertaining, the finest wines and spirits, world travel and the arts. At the heart of every issue is the cigar: what to smoke, where to smoke, and how to enjoy a great smoke.